School Committee keeps leadership, gets update on Middle Schools, and redistricting progress (video)

The Franklin School Committee met on Tuesday, Nov 12 at 7 PM as scheduled. 6 members were present in Council Chambers, one participated remotely (Gallagher)

Franklin TV video is available for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZaZ-akfth8

Agenda for this session ->    https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/events/fps_meeting_1.pdf

Quick recap:

• School committee voted to continue their leadership team. Griffin was nominated as well as Callaghan for Chair but Callaghan prevailed with a 5-2 (Griffin, Gallagher) vote. McNeill continues as Vice-Chair by a 7-0 vote. Both votes via roll call
• Announcement of MASS student awards for Ella Mahoney and Noah Gorgas
• Middle school presentation & update; If we had more money we could have more clubs and reach more students and their interests Hopeful with the single school next year to be able to do more for the whole population of middle schoolers, more flexibility and opportunities
• Update on the district reorganization From Colin & Lucas
• 29 of the 54 possible students for the DT exemption committed to do so, Staff placement being worked, All dependent upon the budget
• Pond St facility (former Kennedy school) would be the site for an expansion for the ECDC not a replacement of, ECDC was purpose built and will remain, but expanding capacity by using space at Pond St is what is being planned
• Clarification on ECDC expansion, it would be done in phases, the focus is to provide the education space for ECDC population, which is growing, and we won't be able to utilize the Middle school space we have used at Horace Mann
• Key stat 97% of the K-5 teachers got their first choice. There is the plus one for 2nd at North and down one on South so it is budget neutral not a $75K cost as might have been in worst case
• Consideration for moving staff and furniture with the teachers where possible, Capital planning underway, don't know enough details yet but as they rise up, they will be shared

Entered executive session not to return to open meeting

Middle school slides (to be posted to web Weds/Thur)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/mJFrSfDhaJYbojfh8

Redistricting update slides (to be posted to web Weds/Thur)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ADsFSJtAkHctX7Rq8

My notes captured in one PDF file ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r6Fpd_A-8cBzKBLdigphSMvcxcy53mfo/view?usp=drive_link

MASS student awards for Ella Mahoney and Noah Gorgas